Rochester Elem 2-3

Rochester Elem 2-3 operates as an intimate K-5 school in Rochester, Illinois, overseen by Rochester CUSD 3A. Current enrollment sits at 236 students spanning grades 2 through 3. That puts it 38% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Rochester Elem 2-3 is one of 5 schools operated by Rochester CUSD 3A, a district that teaches 2,012 students overall.

On demographics, Rochester Elem 2-3 reports that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest breaks down as 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the resource side, On paper, Rochester Elem 2-3 has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Rochester Elem 2-3 tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sangamon County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rochester Elem 2-3 sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 61.2%; actual is 37.9%, a gap of -23.4 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Sangamon County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,357, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Rochester Elem 2-3 is one of 77 public schools in Sangamon County (combined enrollment of about 27,345 students).

The closest other public school is Rochester Elem EC-1 Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Rochester Elem 2-3 comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 303 students in 2018 compared to 236 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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